Margie Astorino, 63

She was born Oct. 26, 1948, in Punxsutawney, a daughter of the late Ross and Antoinette (Belott) Astorino.

She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Walston, as well as a member of the Walston Club.

Ms. Astorino graduated from Punxsutawney Area High School in 1966. She was a 1970 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and also performed post-graduate studies at Towson University, Maryland, and subsequently worked as a kindergarten teacher.

She was a loving caregiver for her father, who passed away in 2001, and most recently for her mother, who passed away Dec. 20, 2011.

One of Ms. Astorino’s special loves was encouraging, observing, teaching and participating in her nieces and nephews lives and journeys, and they in turn had a special love for her.